antibiotics

Antibiotic-producing gut microbes might raise infection risk

Lantibiotic-producing gut bacteria can prolong gut imbalance and increase susceptibility to dangerous infections after antibiotics.

Nutrient competition may predict how gut microbes respond to drugs

Nutrient competition provides a predictive framework to anticipate and potentially mitigate drug side effects on the gut microbiota.

Mice study reveals how drug-resistant bacteria take hold in the gut

The findings of a recent study reveal a key strategy used by A. baumannii to colonize the gut and persist in it, highlighting a potential target for preventing its spread…

Engineered gut bacteria may help deliver therapies

Engineered bacteria can be used in gut therapies, but maintaining control over their colonization and genetic stability remains challenging.

Breastfeeding and Bifidobacterium may help curb antibiotic resistance in babies

Breastfeeding and Bifidobacterium are key factors in shaping the infant resistome and could offer strategies to reduce antibiotic resistance early in life.

Microbial metabolites may restore infant immune function after antibiotic exposure

Bacterial metabolites such as inosine could be used as a therapy to strengthen infant immunity after early microbiota disruption.

Antibiotics can weaken vaccine response by disrupting gut bacteria

A healthy, diverse gut microbiota is important for mounting strong and lasting immune responses to vaccination.

Ferring receives health Canada approval for REBYOTA

The approval is major step forward in the fight against recurrent C. diff infection.

Gut microbes protect against colorectal cancer by regulating tumor-promoting gene

The microbiota plays a protective role against colorectal cancer by regulating Snhg9.

SER-155’s early success in stem cell transplants: reducing infections and improving outcomes

Chris Ford, Senior Vice President, Translational Biology at Seres Therapeutics, discusses the development of SER-155, a cultivated bacterial consortium designed to address the unmet medical need of preventing bloodstream infections…

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